DocumentCode
1281096
Title
Comparison of cascadability performance of different types of commercially available wavelength (de)multiplexers
Author
Caspar, C. ; Foisel, H.-M. ; Helmolt, C.V. ; Strebel, B. ; Sugaya, Y.
Author_Institution
Heinrich-Hertz-Inst. fur Nachrichtentech. Berlin GmbH, Germany
Volume
33
Issue
19
fYear
1997
fDate
9/11/1997 12:00:00 AM
Firstpage
1624
Lastpage
1626
Abstract
The cascadability performance of different types of commercially available wavelength (de)multiplexers is evaluated with regard to the amplitude and group delay characteristic. The bit error rate performance at 10 Gbit/s NRZ of 30 cascaded devices in an optical loop testbed is presented
Keywords
delays; demultiplexing equipment; digital communication; error statistics; multiplexing equipment; optical communication equipment; optical testing; telecommunication equipment testing; wavelength division multiplexing; 10 Gbit/s; BER performance; NRZ signal format; WDM data streams; amplitude characteristic; bit error rate; cascadability performance; commercially available equipment; group delay characteristic; optical loop testbed; wavelength demultiplexers; wavelength multiplexers;
fLanguage
English
Journal_Title
Electronics Letters
Publisher
iet
ISSN
0013-5194
Type
jour
DOI
10.1049/el:19971116
Filename
629597
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